Hunting
Policy Consultation 15 November 2004
Comment from International Fund for Animal Welfare and the Countryside Alliance.
Hunt battle rages on into final week
News Article 15 November 2004
Number 10 has said the prime minister still favours a last minute compromise deal on controversial legislation to ban fox hunting.
Blair braced for more hunt protests
Press Review 15 November 2004
Peers are gearing up for a final clash with ministers over the Hunting Bill.
MPs prepare to kill hunting
Press Review 12 November 2004
As MPs prepare to ban foxhunting next week, parliament is to be placed on a high security alert because of expected protests from pro-hunt supporters.
Parliamentary clash looms on hunting ban
News Article 11 November 2004
MPs and peers remain on course for a constitutional clash over attempts to ban fox hunting.
Hunt Bill 'breaks European law'
News Article 5 November 2004
The bill to ban hunting breaches the European Convention on Human Rights according to a joint parliamentary committee.
Minister targeted by pro-hunt campaigners
Press Review 29 October 2004
Around 20 pro-hunt protesters targeted rural affairs minister Alun Michael yesterday, chasing his car in Parliament Square.
Peers defy MPs in bid to save fox hunting
Press Review 27 October 2004
Peers have backed moves to allow hunting with hounds to continue under license, leaving the government struggling to achieve consensus on the controversial legislation.
Peers back compromise as hunt ban row continues
News Article 26 October 2004
Peers have backed moves to allow hunting with hounds to continue under license, leaving the government struggling to achieve consensus on the controversial legislation.
Minister urges hunting deal
Press Review 25 October 2004
Rural affairs minister Alun Michael yesterday said the government was still hoping for a "less confrontational" way of ending the row over fox hunting.
Michael admits hunt safety fears
Press Review 15 October 2004
Rural affairs minister Alun Michael has told the Guardian that he is "worried" about his safety as a result of the looming ban on hunting.
Salmond renews assault on EU fishing policy
News Article 15 October 2004
Alex Salmond has renewed his call for the UK to withdraw from Europe's common fisheries policy.
Report warns against Prescott's homes plan
Press Review 14 October 2004
John Prescott's plans to build an extra half a million homes in the east of England has been criticised by an independent consultant's report commissioned to study the proposals.
Ministers vow to 'force' through hunting ban
Press Review 13 October 2004
The government will utilise the Parliament Act to force the Bill banning hunting through the House of Lords, peers were told yesterday.
Peers debate hunt ban
News Article 12 October 2004
Controversial legislation to ban fox hunting has been discussed in the House of Lords.
